This course reviews the following topics that members of the Yale New Haven Health System Medical Staff must be educated on in order to provide patient care in the Yale New Haven Health System:

Infection prevention and control

Prevention of blood stream, central line, and surgical infection

Proper and safe use of patient restraints

Important information about pain management

Patient rights

Organ donation procedures

Basic administrative procedures

Recognizing and reporting events that occur in the hospital that are considered by the State of CT DPH to be "reportable" adverse events

Recognizing impairment in other physicians and co-workers and how to properly handle such issues.

The indications and procedures for calling the adult or pediatric "Rapid Response Team" (RRT)

Objectives

Medical Staff members are expected to learn about the aforementioned topics upon completion of the course so they can follow safe and appropriate procedures and protocols while caring for patients at YNHHS

Registration

There is no registration fee associated with this activity. Please select "Content & Tests" to proceed to this course.

Accreditation

Yale Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Yale School of Medicine designates this internet activity for1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.